Microsoft has pledged to inject $4. 3 billion into its French cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) operations through the end of 2027. The plan envisages the construction of complex infrastructure, AI education for 1 million French people and the country’s start-ups. Separately, Microsoft has announced that it will supply France with up to 25,000 next-generation GPUs by the end of 2025.
At the Choose France event, French President Emmanuel Macron and Microsoft Vice President and President Brad Smith visited the tech company’s headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, where Smith said, “We will expand computing capacity here in France. We will put this infrastructure at the service of France.
Late last week, Microsoft announced plans to build a $3. 3 billion AI data center at Foxconn’s bankrupt site in Racine, Wisconsin, with a strong focus on education and R-R.